<strong> BIG FANS OF LITTLE LEAGUERS </strong> Tiana Smith (left) and Hiwa Lopez-Liu, eighth-graders in Chula Vista, signed posters supporting the city's Park View Little League All-Stars as the team advances toward the Little League World Series. If the squad of 11- to 13-year-olds wins today and Sunday, it would qualify for the final 16 in Williamsport, Pa. (Howard Lipin / Union-Tribune)

BIG FANS OF LITTLE LEAGUERS Tiana Smith (left) and Hiwa Lopez-Liu, eighth-graders in Chula Vista, signed posters supporting the city's Park View Little League All-Stars as the team advances toward the Little League World Series. If the squad of 11- to 13-year-olds wins today and Sunday, it would qualify for the final 16 in Williamsport, Pa. (Howard Lipin / Union-Tribune)